After visiting Potosi, I will never complain about my job again!

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May 27th 2007

Published: August 7th 2007

Sometimes when im at work I think about how crappy it is, Dirty nappies, Sputum flying at my head, Vomit on my shoulder, a million and one things to do without an option of squeezing in a break. But my work conditions, stress and energy requirements are nothing compared to that of the mining men (and Boys) of Potosi. Postosi is 3967mt above sea level and was founded in the 1540's, a town that bec... Read Full Entry

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Lauren Morley

Lozzie

Welcome to the adventures (or non-adventures) of me! In January 2007 I decided to have a bit of "me time" after I was granted leave from work for 8 months. Now im back home (and the feet haven't stopped itching) and life is very confusing (what do I want to do?) im left the only solution I can come up with, and that is to plan another big trip. So as I begin saving and working again, I will live off the memories of the places I have been, and the desire to visit the places I haven't. Hopefully my blogs can help you, inspire you make you laugh (on the odd occasion something I write m... full info

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That's relief on their faces!

The boys (Marco,Maarten and Luca) smile as they exit the mines.

Outside the mine... Yay!

Me posing on the tractor

You cant put this one out with ur wet finger!

Our guides light some dynamite for us at the end of the tour.

Enjoying a bevie or two!

When I get home, I swear im never going to drink beer again.

Beer anyone?

Nothing like spending the afternoon at a hot spring drinking beer, and no, I didnt drink them all.

The Gang!

Post swimming the afternoon in the hot spring

May the sacrifising begin.

I swear these Llama's knew what was going on, every month a few of their friends leave and never come back after being at the market, surely they would catch on. It was an effort for the men to get them on the trucks, in cars, jeeps etc.

Llama Market!!!!

Actually it was just heaps of Llamas on the side of a road.

"Please dont pick me!"

Just watching over the Llamas

We tried to go with these people to the Llama sacrificing ceremony, but they wouldn't have a bar of it. We even offered to buy them one more, but nope!

Baby Bjorn Carries would have no market in Bolivia

Everything,and I mean everything, get carried in these colourful sheets like babies,lambs,food,and boxes.

An unfortunate one!

After they sacfrifice the Llamas, the skin them and cook them on a BBQ in preparation for a big party

Men at work!

Spilt Blood

After they slit the throats of the Llamas they collect its blood and splash it on the walls of the buildings and the front of the mines.

Marco slips into another state of insanity!

He has a thing for toilet paper.Unfortunately the "Toga" theme did not catch on!

20th June 2007

Glenn
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Gringo esta loco!
You are insane! There's NO WAY I would go down in those mines, that sort of thing isn't for me. And what kind of sadist have you turned into? "didn't actually get to see the sacrificing in action, but oh well" I guess the skinning of that bull will have to do! Take care ox

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